First week of marathon training over, and I’m feeling OK. Achilles still painful, but I shall soldier on.
I’ve been amazed at how generous people have been. I always said I’d never do a charity race, because it seems a bit of a cheek to ask people to give me money to do something I wanted to do anyway. Sponsoring me to tidy the house, or wash the car; now that would be a challenge – but as you can see, I’ve very carefully not taken that route.
One person was clever (and generous) enough to sign onto my justgiving page (http://www.justgiving.com/LizJones1) when I wasn’t even sure I’d managed to set it up (thank you Dr Fox!), and I’ve been genuinely humbled by how many others have pledged their support. My hairdresser (Roberto, from the excellent RMUK on Eastgate) has even offered to donate a haircut, so that not only do I get to put a nice wodge of cash into my account in his name, I also get to start the race looking sleek and well-groomed.
But top of the leader-board – as expected – is Jaz. It’s been a bit like having a tornado on your side, as the ideas for fund-raising have poured out. Favourite so far – she’s running parkrun with no make-up. Might not sound much if you don’t know her, but this is serious stuff. I am already feeling better about making my target. Now all I have to do is build on my introductory week with a few more miles, and Bingo!
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